Associate Analyst

About

KPMG entities in India are established under the laws of India and are owned and managed (as the case may be) by established Indian professionals. Established in September 1993, the KPMG entities have rapidly built a significant competitive presence in the country. Today we operate from offices across 14 cities including in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Noida, Pune, Vadodara and Vijayawada. KPMG entities have a domestic client base of over 2700 companies. Our global approach to service delivery helps provide value-added services to clients. Our differentiation is derived from a rapid performance-based, industry-tailored and technology-enabled business advisory services delivered by some of the leading talented professionals in the country. KPMG professionals are grouped by industry focus and our clients are able to deal with industry professionals who speak their language. Our internal information technology and knowledge management systems enable the delivery of informed and timely business advice to clients.

About the position

Broadly, the key responsibilities are:

• Audit service delivery – Be a part of the team that is responsible for audit service delivery and ensure timely and quality audit deliverables on the work done by self.  
• Content & industry focus – Build strong domain expertise (accounting & auditing) and industry knowledge to enable better engagement with US ET and improve quality of work performed from GDC

Roles and responsibilities

• Demonstrate basic accounting and auditing knowledge
• Understand audit procedures performed by GDC
• Familiarize with audit documentation tool –eAudIT
• Familiarize with audit tools/applications used (IDEA, WISDOM,CASEWARE, MS Office)
• Efficient and effective performance of audit procedures within the time provided with Quality
• Nominate in self-development activities in technical and project management areas
• Demonstrate strong inter-personal skills
• Participate in / lead team and group activities

Education and Experience Requirements

• MBA / Masters’ degree / Post Graduate degree in Finance & Accounting with first division (60%)
• 0 – 1 year of full time experience with a reputed company / firm

Technical Skills

• Audit and accounting knowledge
• Good knowledge of MS Office (with an emphasis on MS Excel skills)
• Strong English communication skills (Oral & Written)

Enabling Skills

• Attention to detail and quality consciousness
• Be a quick learner and demonstrate adaptability to change
• Should be willing to and capable of delivering under tight timelines, basis the business needs including working on weekends
• Should be open to travel to US on short and long term assignment